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FUCK!!!! So I went to ZZZ for the first time in awhile and saw the poster for WATAIN and I blew my load all over the place. This show will be amazingly awesome. One of the best black metal bands. Do not miss this show if you are into metal. Casus Luciferi and Sworn to the Dark are fucking solid relentless albums.

No way I can miss this show so come out and hang with me. I will have what I have left of my Wadge and Wasteoid tapes too.

Sunday October 12th
10pm
Vaudevill Mews

WATAIN
Withered
Book of Black Earth

$15

yeah right

Taken f/ blabbermouth:

WATAIN Frontman: 'The Devil Always Wins' - Sep. 11, 2008

The October 2008 issue of Metal Maniacs features a special tour preview with bassist/vocalist Erik Danielsson of WATAIN, who will be headlining the Black Metal Magic U.S. tour with WITHERED and BOOK OF BLACK EARTH starting October 3. Excerpts follow:

Metal Maniacs: What sort of rituals /preparation do you do prior to a tour? Do you keep a more vigorous rehearsal schedule?

Erik Danielsson: There is always a lot of work of course, because unlike most bands in this little cesspool of a scene we try to leave nothing of importance in the hands of labels and agencies. The tour is a crusade for us — a march of divine nature — and it is we who pull the strings. Unfortunately it is impossible to stay on top of every decision but in general we are involved in everything from routing to merchandise to the stage show. After all, it is we who are the artists, which is something that most people involved in tours tend to forget. Leaving the tour shirt design up to the label is just as stupid as leaving the setlist up to the light tech… So right now we are in a very busy period mostly consisting of totalitarian training and various ways of summoning the power to bring Hell itself across the ocean.

Metal Maniacs: How do American audiences differ from those in Europe?

Erik Danielsson: European audiences are so used to extreme metal shows that they do not acknowledge the vast difference between us and say DARK FUNERAL; they think we are doing the same thing. They are blocked by pride and the false belief that we are just another metal band coming to town. In the U.S. I had the feeling that people saw the difference and were able to fathom the seriousness of our work.

Metal Maniacs: Other than authentic stage props, what does WATAIN offer black metal, and extreme metal fans in general, particularly those in the U.S., that other bands do not?

Erik Danielsson: Something real; something passionate and genuine. There are maybe five bands within metal that still do that in these days of visionless fast-food music. Bands often seem to grow old and weary the more time passes. We have done the very opposite — we get hungrier and stronger. And the sight of the sorry fucking excuses for black metal these days… to see these myriads of soulless junk-projects and juvenile nonsense rise and fall like puppets, only makes us more confident that we are on the right path.

Metal Maniacs: How did club owners react to the band's onstage use of animal cadavers and blood on your last U.S. tour? That's certainly less common here. Were there any venues unwilling to allow the band's full show?

Erik Danielsson: Most venues had not been informed which obviously led to some rather nasty dialogues and confrontations, but in the end, as we all know, the Devil always wins.

The October issue of Metal Maniacs hits stands on September 30.

For more information, check out http://www.metalmaniacs.com.

Kerrang! magazine's (web site) Nick Ruskell conducted an interview with Erik Danielsson at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Watch the seven-minute chat below.

WATAIN's third full-length album, "Sworn to the Dark", was released in February 2007 via Season of Mist. The recording of the CD took place at the infamous Necromorbus Studio (FUNERAL MIST, MALIGN, OFERMOD, etc.).

after reading that.
im in.

After reading that, I'm out.

Gorgaroth ripoff.

-Joe.

Joe wrote:After reading that, I'm out.

Gorgaroth ripoff.

-Joe.

do you even live here anymore? i dont think ive seen you out in over a month?

joseph wrote:

Joe wrote:After reading that, I'm out.

Gorgaroth ripoff.

-Joe.

do you even live here anymore? i dont think ive seen you out in over a month?

Are you joking me?
I was at Weedeater.
Other than that, I don't have the $12 to spend on shows you're at.

-Joe.

Joe wrote:

joseph wrote:

Joe wrote:After reading that, I'm out.

Gorgaroth ripoff.

-Joe.

do you even live here anymore? i dont think ive seen you out in over a month?

Are you joking me?
I was at Weedeater.
Other than that, I don't have the $12 to spend on shows you're at.

-Joe.

me? joking? never.

Joe wrote:After reading that, I'm out.

Gorgaroth ripoff.

-Joe.

Seriously this band is good. Maybe you should listen to them before saying they are a rip off.

in addition to that....was gorgoroth ever really that original?

next sunday you fucks

Bring me my stereo dude.
And tapes.

-Joe.

PUMPZ AND BUMP

HEY STUPID FAGGOT WITH MITB TATTOOS..........




















come visit me!

Im going to this tonight since Ive cooped myself in all weekend. People should go this if they are EVIL!

storkus wrote:If you're vegan and went to this show, you're not vegan anymore.

Smelled so bad. I don't know how they're going to get that stink out of there.

Wow.

I can't imagine it being worse than the MDC show last winter. I know that in some circles avoiding a shower enhances your street cred, but some of you fuckers are disgusting.

smelled like a butcher shop for sure. pretty shocking stage set-up. Anyone see Ben Kweller in the crowd rockin out? Apparently he loves Watain..

El Rhino wrote:

storkus wrote:If you're vegan and went to this show, you're not vegan anymore.

Smelled so bad. I don't know how they're going to get that stink out of there.

Wow.

I can't imagine it being worse than the MDC show last winter. I know that in some circles avoiding a shower enhances your street cred, but some of you fuckers are disgusting.

Yeah dude, the MDC show smelled like onions and sour milk in a tub full of ball sweat! Curious, how was this Watain show? I was going to go but saw the $15 on the flyer and did not.

KY Jelly Belly wrote: Yeah dude, the MDC show smelled like onions and sour milk in a tub full of ball sweat! .

I was thinking more along the lines of "yak piss and goat balls", but onions, sour milk and ball sweat is very accurate as well.

So, did Kurtis actually show up to this?

-Joe.

Joe wrote:So, did Kurtis actually show up to this?

-Joe.

hell yeah he did. where the hell were you?

El Rhino wrote:

KY Jelly Belly wrote: Yeah dude, the MDC show smelled like onions and sour milk in a tub full of ball sweat! .

I was thinking more along the lines of "yak piss and goat balls", but onions, sour milk and ball sweat is very accurate as well.

i would have preferred it smelled like that.

2 freshly skinned sheep heads with eyes and brains intact combined with the bottle of sheep blood the singer was spitting, oh and the shitty incense, made for easily the most unpleasant smelling show i've ever witnessed.

my favorite was Angela walking in a little after 2 and yelling "it smells like a period in here"

great show though. was actually more impressed with the openers, especially Withered.

sams wrote:Anyone see Ben Kweller in the crowd rockin out? Apparently he loves Watain..

almost forgot about this.

hilarious.

he was out back for a good 20 minutes after the show getting pictures with the bands.

That crybaby that got thrown out was an equally worthy show.
I was shocked and amused.

teedotjaydot wrote:

Joe wrote:So, did Kurtis actually show up to this?

-Joe.

hell yeah he did. where the hell were you?

Not in Des Moines.

-Joe.

metal robot wrote:That crybaby that got thrown out was an equally worthy show.
I was shocked and amused.

"MY WIIIIFE"

hands down one of the funniest things i've ever seen in a bar.

apparently he and his wife just moved here a couple days ago.

can't wait to see more of him.

Haha, more details please.

-Joe.

Did they sacrifice his wife? Sweet!

i'm bartending and i see this dude (who from here out will be called "Fingernails" due to his black painted nails) fall over into the fetal position in front of the bar. i walk around to see what's going on, he jumps up and starts screaming about some guy that just beat the shit out of him, and that his wife is standing next to this guy. Fingernails has no marks on him, barring his eyeliner, so i'm a little suspicious but decide to check it out.

So i go to the stage, Fingernails points out the guy and i walk him outside to see what happened. Apparently Fingernails' wife was getting outta hand, elbowing people or something, and this guy told her to knock it off. Fingernails squares off to fight him, dude takes FN down, tells him to knock it off and keeps rocking.

I let the dude back inside and as soon as ole FN sees him here's what happens:

FN: MY WIFE IS UP THERE, MYYYY WIIIIIIFE! *proceeds to start crying and banging his fists on his head and the bar*

Me: Are you crying? What the fuck are you doing?

FN: THAT'S MY FUCKING WIFE UP THERE, SHE'S UP THERE...I'M MARRIED TO HER. OH MY GOD MYYY WIIIIIIIIFE

Me: yeah, she's up there rockin out, what the fuck is wrong with you?

*fingernails runs outside screaming about calling the Better Business Bureau, still crying and generally losing his poor little mind. so i go get his wife*

Me: hey, is that you're husband with the makeup and the nails?

WoFN: yeah

Me: he's outside crying and freaking out.

*WoFN runs outside and grabs her husband who is yelling at everyone on the Mile patio about god-knows-what. they run in front of the Mews and then...*

WoFN: IF Y'ALL WERE SMART YOU'D FIGHT THE NAZIS WHO RUN THIS COUNTRY


Then Fingernails and Wife of Fingernails literally sprinted hand in hand down 4th on to Court Ave.

SO AMAZING.

teedotjaydot wrote: Me: Are you crying? What the fuck are you doing?

I like this part because I can imagine how you'd say this.
HA.

-Joe.